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Daily Mirror
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Tim Henman's daughter gave brutal reaction after dad finally 'won' at Wimbledon
After years of heartbreak, Tim Henman finally got to lift a Wimbledon 'trophy' – although he wasn't impressed with his "cheap" prize after seeing off Boris Becker at SW19 Tim Henman's daughter was left more impressed than her dad after the British tennis legend finally got his hands on a Wimbledon trophy. 'Tiger Tim' carried the hopes of the nation every summer in the late 1990s and early 2000s. However, despite several memorable campaigns, the best Henman – now 50 – could manage was the semi-finals in 1998, 1999, 2001 and 2002. However, he finally lifted a Wimbledon trophy of sorts in 2020 when the BBC tried to fill the void when the tournament had to be cancelled because of the pandemic. It hosted the Wheelie Bin Challenge, in which members of the BBC team attempted to hit as many tennis balls as possible into a bin in 30 seconds. Henman and three-time Wimbledon champion Boris Becker – then a BBC commentator – reached the competition's finale, held on the Wimbledon grounds. It was Henman who held his nerve to earn himself a rather modest wheelie bin trophy. Legendary Wimbledon presenter Sue Barker, who took part herself, recalled the tournament in her recently-released book, 'Wimbledon: A Personal History'. Her main memories were of Henman's competitiveness and his daughter's withering verdict on the prize, which he could add to his 11 ATP tour singles trophies. 'Everybody's competitive spirit came out, including mine, as they only placed the bin 15 metres away, not 25,' wrote Barker. 'I got very depressed every evening as people beat me. But no one was more competitive than Tim. He scored four and cheered every missed attempt for the next week. Pat [Cash] did well with three; so did Annabel [Croft]. 'Tim was still top of the leaderboard when we brought out the big gun… Boom Boom Boris. Could Boris defeat Tim and rob him of his first Wimbledon trophy?! 'The big wheelie showdown was broadcast on the day that would have been the men's singles final – and it was tense stuff. Boris scored 3 from 5 balls… would it be a tie-break or would Tim claim the crown? Boris choked on his final ball, so Tim was the champion.' Barker had the honour of presenting the 'cheap' trophy to Henman. She wrote: 'We went to the trouble of getting a very cheap Blue Peter-style homespun golden trophy made in the shape of a wheelie bin, which was presented to him on a racket with an exceptionally long handle, a bit like a pizza-oven slider, to meet the social distancing rules. 'One of Tim's daughter's said it was the trophy she was most impressed with from his entire career. Poor Tim!' However, Henman wasn't exactly beside himself about the trophy. After being presented with it, he joked sarcastically: 'No expense spared!' When he asked if he was getting any prize money, Barker laughed: 'Certainly not!'
Yahoo
09-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Day nine: Alcaraz had 99 minutes and Norrie was done
Centre Court rose to acknowledge Cameron Norrie, who had – at the very least – tried. No-one could take that away from him. Carlos Alcaraz might be leaving with his hopes, dreams and a third consecutive semi-final, but Norrie proved himself a trier in the great British tradition. The basis of Alcaraz's charm is his perceived humanity, his ability to both dig himself into trouble and back out of it. He has supposedly made a habit of discarding sets, of losing concentration, a hard-wired predilection to entertain. And yet, there was little human about this. Across just 99 minutes, there was little humane about it either. Born in South Africa, raised in New Zealand and based in Monaco, Norrie has never quite been accepted as a bona fide member of the English tennis establishment, but that didn't stop the odd plummy proclamation of 'Cahm-ahn, Cahm-ah-rahn' among a crowd which never quite picked a favourite. At 30-0 down in the final game, the tailored masses even pityingly launched a chorus of 'Let's go, Cameron, let's go'. Maybe what it really takes to be loved here as a Brit is resilient yet resounding defeat, the Henman complex we might never quite shake. There was a sense Norrie turned up to a gunfight with two hands and rapidly-diminishing hope. Pre-match talk was that these are both five-set specialists, peddlers of intensity and brutality. Norrie's flat backhand could cause Alcaraz issues, you know. Even if it was in 2023, the Brit had won their last meeting. He is one of only four British men to have reached multiple Wimbledon quarter-finals, a semi-finalist three years ago. But John McEnroe claimed there was 'not a single' shot Norrie had which bettered Alcaraz's. If there is one, he did not play it here – just 13 winners attest to that. With him go this sceptred isle's fevered hopes in the singles for another year, once more an annual inevitability. By the latter stages of the third set, Norrie had the dazed air of a drunkard who has forgotten where he lives. Occasionally he took a speculative leap in the right direction, but that was more luck than planning. His habit for gamesmanship provoked the ire of both Frances Tiafoe and Nicolas Jarry, but he realised early on there was little place for that here. Norrie won just 11% of first serve return points. Alcaraz, statistically the best first serve returner on grass ever, managed 39%. He made 13 aces to Norrie's three and converted 45% of his 11 break points. He hit both 135mph serves and dropshots so deft they sucked the air from Centre Court. And so on goes the reigning champion, 23 wins in a row and 19 here spanning three years. The future will not come any quicker however hard he tries, but that doesn't stop him trying to hurry it along. Between Jannik Sinner's suspect elbow and Novak Djokovic's advancing age, he has both the instinct and intelligence to know this is a remarkable opportunity to become the fifth man in the Open era to win three consecutive men's singles titles. Taylor Fritz, his semi-final opponent and the fifth seed, is an elite talent and yet eons from Alcaraz's best. On the basis of this performance, it is hard to imagine anyone isn't. For all the talk of the Spaniard's penchant for mid-match boredom, it must be boring to be this much better than the vast majority of your opponents. 'He's an amazing player and an amazing guy,' Alcaraz said of Norrie post-match. 'Nobody works harder than him.' Of course, hard work will only get you so far. Trying is the preserve of losers. Sometimes what you really need is to be Carlos Alcaraz. Photograph by Glyn Kirk/AFP via Getty Images
Scottish Sun
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
BBC pundit Tim Henman's daughter BLOCKED from sitting on Henman Hill at Wimbledon
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) TIM HENMAN'S daughter was blocked from sitting on Henman Hill at Wimbledon. The All England Club was packed as Brit Cameron Norrie took on defending champion Carlos Alcaraz. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Fans packed out Henman Hill to watch Norrie vs Alcaraz 2 There was no space for Tim Henman's daughter to sit down Credit: Reuters There was barely an empty seat inside Centre Court and there was not a patch of grass uncovered on Henman Hill. So many fans packed onto the famous lawn that it had to be shut by staff at the grounds. And that meant Henman's daughter was unable to access the hill named after her dad. Wimbledon icon Henman said on BBC commentary: "My daughter just messaged me saying it's shut. READ MORE ON WIMBLEDON SHEL SHOCKED Wimbledon fans BOO as Ben Shelton introduces sister & reveals tournament plans "They shut the hill because it's too busy and she can't get on it." Cameras panned out to show thousands of spectators catching a glimpse of the action on the big screen. After the first set, which was won by Alcaraz, presenter Clare Balding confirmed what Henman said. She added: "They have closed the hill because it is so busy. CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "Even his daughter could not get on the hill named after him I mean what?!" Henman and his wife Lucy Heald have three daughters - Rosie, 20, Olivia, 20, and Grace, 17.
The Irish Sun
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
BBC pundit Tim Henman's daughter BLOCKED from sitting on Henman Hill at Wimbledon
TIM HENMAN'S daughter was blocked from sitting on Henman Hill at Wimbledon. The All England Club was packed as Brit 2 Fans packed out Henman Hill to watch Norrie vs Alcaraz 2 There was no space for Tim Henman's daughter to sit down Credit: Reuters There was barely an empty seat inside Centre Court and there was not a patch of grass uncovered on Henman Hill. So many fans packed onto the famous lawn that it had to be shut by staff at the grounds. And that meant Henman's daughter was unable to access the hill named after her dad. Wimbledon icon Henman said on BBC commentary: "My daughter just messaged me saying it's shut. READ MORE ON WIMBLEDON "They shut the hill because it's too busy and she can't get on it." Cameras panned out to show thousands of spectators catching a glimpse of the action on the big screen. After the first set, which was won by Alcaraz, presenter She added: "They have closed the hill because it is so busy. Most read in Sport CASINO SPECIAL - BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS "Even his daughter could not get on the hill named after him I mean what?!" Henman and his wife Lucy Heald have three daughters - Rosie, 20, Olivia, 20, and Grace, 17. Wimbledon star forced to correct BBC presenter during awkward live interview on court
Daily Mirror
08-07-2025
- Sport
- Daily Mirror
Tim Henman left with egg on his face as Wimbledon controversy resurfaces
Wimbledon chiefs were forced to issue a second statement on Tuesday after another blunder occurred in a high-profile match involving the Hawk-Eye line-calling technology Tim Henman's confident assertion that the new Wimbledon line-calling system is 'absolutely 100 per cent accurate' was proven wrong after yet another blunder on Tuesday. Taylor Fritz and Karen Khachanov were forced to replay a point after the technology malfunctioned in their quarter-final on Court One. Fritz moved into the semi-finals with a 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 win on Tuesday afternoon, but there was another talking point from the match. It came after "fault" was mistakenly called by the Hawk-Eye system during play early in the fourth set. 'Ladies and gentleman, we will replay the last point because of a malfunction,' chair umpire Louise Azemar-Engzell said. 'The system is now working.' The All England Club also said in a statement: "The player's service motion began while the BBG was still crossing the net and therefore the system didn't recognise the start of the point. As such the Chair Umpire instructed the point be replayed." The error came a day after Wimbledon were forced to release a statement apologising for and supposedly rectifying the farcical scenes that occurred in Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova's match against Sonay Kartal. A shot from Kartal which was clearly out was not called by the automated system, forcing the point to be replayed. All England Club committee member Henman had previously come out to bat for the line-calling system following criticism from British No.1s Jack Draper and Emma Raducanu. 'The narrative around players questioning the accuracy of the calling is just utter garbage,' Henman said. 'Is the technology accurate? Absolutely, 100 per cent.' Khachanov isn't so sure. 'Yeah, look, to be honest, I'm more for line umpires, to be honest. I don't know. You feel a little bit too big, too alone without line umpires,' he said after his defeat. 'At the same time, it looks like AI and electronic line calls have to be very precise and make no mistakes, but we've seen a couple. That's questionable why this is happening. Is it just an error of the machine, or what's the reason? 'Like today, I think there were a few calls. I don't know, very questionable if it's really touching the line or not. At the same time during one point, the machine called it out during the rally. Sometimes it's scary to let machines do what they want, you know? Asked about the erroneous call of 'out', he added: 'Yeah, what can I do? I can argue, or I can be angry about it or just continue playing. It's not in my power. It's already happened. I need to kind of accept it, and that's it. 'It was not a super important point. If it would happen on a break point or deuce or maybe tiebreaker, okay, you can get more mad. But it was just at the beginning of the set, 15-0 or 0-15. I don't remember. It was maybe not that important moment. That's why I stayed really focused and calm.'
